Tour Reviews

Exceptional! Highly recommend! I had such an amazing time on the creepy tales tour. It helped me to view Melbourne in a completely different way. Tess was such a friendly, fun and informative guide. The bars we visited were incredible, with some of the best cocktails I've ever tried. And the banter between Tess and her colleague Jay was truly top notch and really added to the overall experience. What marvellous humans they are. I would 100% recommend this tour!

Newts critique of Jay Jay WAS the tour and Melbourne showed us around Jays vivid imagination. Aside from his historic recall and his amiable disposition, Jays facts and theories filled Melbourne’s inanimate with energy and vibrations of years past. And his choice of bars was perfect.

Great tour of places I would have never been with new friends. Maria our tour guide was very knowledgeable of the history of bars and hotels. She was also friendly and extremely helpful. It was interesting tour that took us to places we did t know despite having travelled to Melbourne on many other occasions. Our group stayed and talked well beyond the set tour time and left feeling like friends.

Great Tour Great tour, Maria was a great guide!

Fabulous double-date adventure! I really enjoyed the face to face storytelling, walking through the streets of Melbourne learning about the history and discovering Melbourne’s awesome bars!
I also really appreciated the First Nations peoples stories.
Tess was a fantastic, engaging tour guide!!!

Thanks Tess! Tess provides an amazing and interesting experience for us all. Great stories, amazing pubs. 100% recommend this one

a fun night out Great evening, thoroughly enjoyed the hidden bars. Maria was an awesome guide and had many tales to share.

Hidden bars creepy tales Had an amazing time. Tour guide was wonderful

Creepy sure, worth it? Absolutely! Tessa was an amazing guide - friendly, knowledgeable and interesting in the people and their stories on the tour.
Small intimate group of people, the stops were perfect - unique, well hidden and interesting. The reservations were made at each stop so no waiting.

Highly recommended Tour guide Jay was fantastic- knowledgeable and an all round good bloke! Sure got my steps in for the day and stayed hydrated Amazing little bars you’d never find on your own and laneways you’d never walk down!

5/5 Great Tour, great stops, Great guide. Jay our tour guide was awesome. Took us through some great spots with some rich history of Melbourne. The bars were great and the stories were so interesting, and spooky.

Fun times Great time. Very interesting tour. Learned a lot plus had a great time at the bars, we stopped at. Great tour guide!

Plenty to see and stories to share Tom took us on a terrific tour of laneways bars and was great fun. Knowledgable, informative and a sense of humour, will tell others it’s a tour well worth doing

Too good to miss. Maria was amazing. Full of interesting and relevant information. She was easy to listen too and engaging. I would recommend tour to anyone. We had the best time and would do it again if back here.

A great way to see the city A really fun way to see a side of Melbourne we didn't know about, and get to visit some really cool bars along the way. Tom was great, and the time allowed at the bars was perfect. The walk is not too taxing and when you finish for the night you can stay at the last bar and continue socialising with those you've met on the tour. I would highly recommend!

Stories, Speakeasies & Street Art With Cocktails My husband and I spent an evening on a walking history tour of Melbourne with our guide Maria, and it turned out to be one of the most fun ways to explore the city. She shared the origins of Melbourne with plenty of personality, led us through colourful artwork tucked into hidden laneways, and AC/DC Lane and Hosier Lane were clear highlights. Along the way she pointed out secret speakeasy locations, walked us through the old red light district, showed historic theatres and an old-school men’s club, and kept the night moving with cocktails at several bars. After the tour they sent us maps and local tips for the rest of our time in Melbourne, which was a really nice touch. Great stories, great walk, great way to see a different side of the city — highly recommend.

Amazing tour with Jay Jay was an amazing tour guide and story teller! Despite living in Melbourne my whole life, I learned so much about the history and visited some cool bars along the way. Couldn’t recommend this enough!

History, cocktails and more! Jay was an awesome tour guide telling tall tales of Melbournes days gone by all the while keeping us thoroughly entertained. Would definitely recommend this walk down history lane.

Best way to spend an afternoon Intimate walking tour with Jay, exploring Melbourne's creepy past and hidden gem bars. Jay was knowledgeable and a lot of fun. We had a fantastic afternoon and I can't wait to do another one!

Laneways Discovery Tour. We thoroughly enjoyed our hidden bars and laneways tour. We saw quirky and interesting parts of our great city that we hadn’t seen before; and enjoyed a drink at a few bars that we would never have found ourselves. The tour was made all the more enjoyable by our personable and knowledgeable tour guide Jay.

Best local tour! Jay is incredibly knowledgeable and charismatic, with a great sense of humor that shines through in his work. It's clear he genuinely loves what he does!.

If you want to know more about Melbourne's laneways and drinking culture, this is it! This is a perfect tour to find out about the history of the Melbourne laneways. Jay was an awesome host and knew his stuff!

Great walking tour with Jay Such a great way to spend the evening. Our guide Jay was incredible, super personable and a great storyteller. We had a small group which I think made the experience nicer, a great energy. Would definitely recommend to family coming to Melbourne.

Creepy fun It was fun and informative! Shout out to Jay- awesome tour guide thanks for a great night. Highly recommend this to both locals and visitors!

Cheers to the strange history of Melbourne! Our guide was Brigette and she was fantastic. Took us to 3 bars in these lanes that we would never have found ourselves. Amazing cocktails and hilarious and wild stories about the history of Melbourne. Loved it!

Amazing The tour guide Bridgette was amazing. She was very knowledgeable on the history of the area. Also she took us to amazing bars.

Great, first day event in Melbourne Very informative and fun tour with Tess

I strongly recommend this as a first day event when in Melbourne.

Again, well done Tess

Scary and super. We had a fab time! Our tour guide, Jay was excellent. Witty, entertaining and engaging. The historical information complemented our visit to the sold Melbourne Gaol. Will recommend to others.

Fabulous tour Bridgette was fabulous! We had a wonderful night - learnt so much about Melbourne, visited places we would never have seen on our own, and met some fabulous people. Bridgette was a wealth of knowledge about Melbourne, bars and alcohol - and also cricket (all of which appealed to us!)
Would certainly recommend this as a tour for anyone visiting Melbourne.

A Wonderful Way To Learn More About Melbourne This tour was rich in history and culture. Tess our guide created a great comradery among the group from the outset, and had a great knack of engaging with each and every person. The tour itself and the historical information provided was fascinating. I laughed, at times head a tear in my eye and with Tess' descriptions was really able to imagine what the scene must have been like with each tale. This is a thought provoking and moral compass checking tour. I would highly recommend it and will be back to do another one next time I visit Melbourne. Thanks Drinking History Tours and Tess!

A great way to explore Melbourne’s history A great tour with a very knowledgeable guide in Jay. We went as a family group of 11 and had a great time exploring hidden laneways and bars. Would highly recommend going in this tour.

Great tour leader, informative and fun! On arrival, I was greeted by Jay with a big smile. Jay was super welcoming and approachable. He made me feel quite comfortable and introduced everyone in the group to eachother. During the tour, we visited 3 bars and had a bunch of stops inbetween to talk about historical events and tales of the area. Jay was super knowledgeable and answered any questions the group had along the way. He kept our spirits high despite the rain and made sure we had a laugh along the way. Great tour and leader, would recommend to others!

Great tour and guide We had a great time on the tour, the bars were fantastic and the tales. Jay was a great guide and made it very enjoyable. It was good that it was a small group

Interesting stories of Melbourne with an engaging guide! Tess lead us on a relaxed and entertaining stroll around Melbourne telling interesting stories of the cities past and present. Add into the fun we went into three unique bars. Tess was very engaging and knowledgeable and made all the guests welcome. I would recommend the tour!

Tess is a legend!! This was fantastic. Tess's passion and enthusiasm made it even better than I expected. I have been visiting Melbourne for years but still saw new sights and fabulous venues.

History of Melbourne city We went on the Creepy Tales, Bars & Laneways. Lenny was great. He knows a lot about Melbourne’s history. Thank you Lenny for being a great tour guide!

Fun and interesting tour The tour was made so interesting by Tom who is an excellent story teller . The bars were awesome and learning some Melbourne history was great . The communication from the company was fantastic and kept us in the loop right down to the map where to meet and the link to the weather I would highly recommend this tour .

Loved it Jay was great very informative and some great stories really made it a great night out. Also visited some great venues around Melbourne

Fun journey learning things I did not know about. Worth the tour for sure. Bars were great. Great tour. Jay was awesome. Can’t believe the history. Jay was a pleasure to be with. Knowledgeable young man. Loved it

A must do!! Brigitte really is the best thing since sliced bread! We didn’t know what to expect when we booked this tour but had an experience we will never forget for all the right reasons!
A week later and we’re still talking about the tour, the things we learned and the laughs we had. Brigitte was so knowledgeable, fun and a breath of fresh air with her enthusiasm and engaging personality.
Thank you for such a wonderful experience Brigitte, you are amazing!!

Wow, wow, wow!! A “must do” whilst in Melbourne Wow wow wow! What a fun and insightful afternoon around Melbourne city! My girlfriends and I had the best time with our tour guide Brigette! Her knowledge was incredible and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Would 1000% recommend to anyone visiting Melbourne!

10/10 recommend This was the tour of Melbourne I never knew I needed. Bridgette shared her passion & knowledge while making us feel welcome as a group. Great bars, great history and all round great time all thanks to Bridgette.

Cocktails + history = FUN! This was such a fun experience. We booked it last minute and weren’t sure what to expect, but our guide, TESS, was spectacular. Right from the beginning, she had us engaged in the history and stories of old Melbourne. She took us to 3 really cool cocktail bars and in between the stops she told us all kinds of great historical facts and Information that we never would’ve learned otherwise.
We take a lot of guided tours, and so often the guide’s energy and delivery is a bit boring and bland, and it’s hard to pay attention and retain the information. But Tess was just the opposite. She was fully engaged with all of us, and it felt like she truly enjoys her role as tour guide. She gave us all kinds of recommendations for other places to check out, and it made our visit to Melbourne that much better. I’m so glad we did this tour on our first day in Melbourne, because it really enhanced the rest of our trip. Thank you Tess! Five stars!

Great Night Definitely recommend this tour, great on 1st night in Melbourne to hear some history, spooky tales & see hole in the wall bars which are incredible

Must-See Creepy Tour of Melbourne! Bridgette was an amazing tour guide, extremely knowledgeable, answered any questions and provided extra info and facts where necessary. She also took the time to get to know everyone on the group and make sure we were all having a good time.